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Speaking of makeovers, when artist/planner Neil Freeman redrew the US map to depict 50 states with equal population, he combined Oregon, northern cal, and Hawaii to create “Shasta” (and new tourism-tax possibilities).

Facing off in the “creative nonfiction” category, machisma-memoir best sellers Cheryl Strayed and Storm Large should settle this month’s Oregon Book Award in a best-two-out-of-three arm wrestling match.